1 Grave markers, from left to right: John Torrington, John Hartnell, William Braine. 2 John Torrington 3 John Torrington 4 John Torrington 5 John Torrington 6 John Torrington 7 John Hartnell 8 John Hartnell 9 William Braine 10 John Torrington's coffin. The arrow points North. Sources: 1. http://www.newtrail.ualberta.ca/en/FeatureStories/FeatureStories%20Current/CopyofAColdCase.aspx 2. http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m6i3scaXxq1qzxilqo1_400.jpg 3. http://olafscorner.nathab.com/2011/01/arctic-autopsy-the-immortal-john-torrington/ 4. http://11ahdeadbodies.wikispaces.com/+cause+and+manner+of+their+death-franklin 5.… Continue reading The Perfectly Preserved Seamen Of The Franklin Expedition
‘There is something unnerving about people who can’t be located dead or alive. They upset our sense of space – surely the missing ones have to be somewhere, but where?’ – Margaret Atwood. Whenever I visit the library, I make a beeline for the travel section, and crouch down to inspect the lowest… Continue reading A Review Of Frozen In Time: The Fate Of The Franklin Expedition by Owen Beattie & John Geiger
‘Up here a man becomes aware of things that he can’t perceive further south.’ I read most of Michelle Paver’s Chronicles of Ancient Darkness, but got bored after a while. The series started off great, but then they got a bit, well, ugh. I reckon that’s why it’s taken me a while to pick this… Continue reading A Review of Dark Matter by Michelle Paver
Celebrating the strange and the shadowy, the damned and unseen 
